Kenya’s Wanyonyi breaks 1,000m world record
Athletics – Diamond League – Monaco – Stade Louis II, Monaco – July 10, 2026 Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi celebrates after winning the men’s 1000m final and setting a new world record REUTERS/Manon Cruz
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July 10 : Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi broke the men’s 1,000 metres world record in two minutes and 11.83 seconds at the Monaco Diamond League meet on Friday, shaving 0.13 seconds off compatriot Noah Ngeny’s previous mark set 27 years ago.
• The 800m Olympic champion Wanyonyi finished nearly a full second ahead of Briton Jake Wightman, while Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati was third.
• “This was the first time I ran the 1,000m, and directly breaking the World Record makes me so happy. I want to thank the other athletes to push me to my limit,” he said.
• The 1,000 metres is a rarely contested event that does not feature in either the Olympics or World Athletics Championships.
Source: Reuters
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